Books High and Low

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Life on other planets: a memoir of finding my place in the universe, by Aomawa Shields

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This is an inspiring memoir by a Black woman who, after graduating from MIT, struggled with her next steps. Initially attending graduate sch...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Blackouts, by Justin Torres

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I liked this second novel by Justin Torres, author of the 2012 novella We the animals , which I reviewed on this blog back in 2018 . Blackou...
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Home fire, by Kamila Shamsie

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  I have mixed feelings about this novel by Pakistani-British author Kamila Shamsie. While shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, I feel that...
Thursday, January 4, 2024

A nearby country called love, by Salar Abdoh

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  I really loved this latest novel by Iranian novelist Salar Abdoh, who doubles as a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Creative Writin...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Dyscalculia: A love story of epic miscalculation, by Camonghne Felix

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  Author Camonghne Felix was sexually assaulted at the age of 8, resulting in many years of declining mental health and unhealthy behaviors....
Monday, January 1, 2024

Lesbian love story: A memoir in archives, by Amelia Possanza

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  Author Amelia Possanza has written a deeply researched narrative about historical lesbian relationships in an effort to find role models...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Slow burn: the hidden costs of a warming world, by R. Jisung Park

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  In this deeply researched book about the effects of climate change, environmental and labor economist Park (Univ. of Pennsylvania) warns...

Sea of tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel

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  I enjoyed this novel by Emily St. John Mandel. Loosely related to the happenings in her earlier novel, The Glass Hotel , Sea of Tranquilit...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

Morse's greatest mystery and other stories, by Colin Dexter

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  I finished the last of the Inspector Morse mystery novels a few weeks ago, and wrapped it all up with this collection of entertaining shor...
Monday, December 4, 2023

The remorseful day, by Colin Dexter

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  The is the 13th and final Inspector Morse novel by Colin Dexter. Morse is feeling his age and suffering from a number of debilitating illn...

Autumn songs: essays on absence, by Patrice Gopo

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  Autumn song is a collection of essays “on absence.” It is organized into four major sections: dwelling, living, understanding, and changin...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Young Rupert: the making of the Murdoch empire, by Walter Marsh

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In this uneven account of the evolution of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, journalist Walter Marsh presents meticulous reporting on the tan...
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